Jefferson Health has marked a milestone of more than 6,500 babies born at its maternity hospitals in Montgomery County for fiscal year 2025.
From July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, the Obstetrics & Gynecology Department delivered 5,023 babies at Jefferson Abington Hospital and 1,682 babies at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital.
This significant achievement is a testament to Jefferson Health’s expert team of obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and specialists, and reflects their continued commitment to providing safe, high-quality, compassionate and personalized care for expectant parents and their newborns.
Jefferson Abington Hospital and Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital have consistently been recognized among the best hospitals for maternity care in the Montgomery County region and across the country. Both hospitals were ranked as “high-performing" in "U.S. New & World Report"'s list of “2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.”
Jefferson Health Hospitals recognized by the Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative for Continuous Quality Improvement in Maternal and Newborn Care
Jefferson Health hospitals have been recognized by the Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative with Designation Awards for their commitment to continuous quality improvement in maternal and newborn care. PA PQC provides support to healthcare teams to enhance the standard of care and improve health outcomes for patients and babies. The organization identified prevalent perinatal health issues across Pennsylvania and to address these challenges, created initiatives, including: Maternal Opioid Use Disorder; Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; Maternal Sepsis; and Safe Sleep for hospitals to focus on for quality improvement.
Hospitals honored with Designation Awards formed multidisciplinary teams, selected one or more initiatives that impact maternal and newborn outcomes, and developed and implemented a quality improvement plan and protocols to put the plan into practice making continuous improvements. The teams submitted surveys, data and quality improvement reports on a quarterly basis for each initiative they worked on and shared best practices in their hospitals and community. The Designation Awards and levels are based on meeting quality improvement milestone criteria over a 12-month period from April 2024 to March 2025.
“Congratulations to our clinical teams and staff for their hard work and dedication in improving care to our new mothers and babies,” said Amanda Flicker, MD, CPE, FACOG, interim clinical leader, Women’s Health Service Line, Jefferson Health, & chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Health Network. “Reaching the prescribed milestones demonstrates the exceptional care our teams provide to patients and families.”
Hospitals that earned PA PQC Designation Awards for the 2024 – 2025 initiative year include:
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital earned Gold Star Designation for the Safe Sleep initiative. The award highlights the hospital’s commitment to improving care practices and promoting safe sleep for infants and families.
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital earned Gold Star Designation for Safe Sleep and in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome practices. Last year, the hospital earned Silver Designation for its work in Substance Exposed Newborns/Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital earned Silver Star Designation in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest earned Bronze Designation for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; Silver Designation for Safe Sleep; and Gold Designations for the Maternal Opioid Use and Maternal Sepsis initiatives.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazelton earned Bronze Designations for the Maternal Opioid Use and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome initiatives and Silver Designation for the Safe Sleep initiative.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg earned Bronze Designations for Maternal Opioid Use and Maternal Sepsis initiatives and Silver Designation for the Safe Sleep and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome initiatives.
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono earned Gold Designations for the Maternal Opioid Use; Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; and Safe Sleep initiatives.
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill earned Silver Designations for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Safe Sleep initiatives and Gold Designation for Maternal Opioid Use initiative.
“I am so proud of everyone for striving for excellence in every aspect of their job and earning these awards,” says Amanda Kimmel, MSW, MBA, Enterprise Vice President, Women’s Health. “This special recognition affirms the amazing teamwork and collaboration happening across the Jefferson system.”
A Gold Designation signifies a hospital’s proven commitment to data-driven population-specific health goals and patient voice in their quality improvement work. Those earning the Silver or Gold Designation have undertaken additional projects focused on health equity and/or patient voice within maternal and neonatal health care.
